The Delhi Government will provide financial assistance to the families who lost their bread earners due to Covid -19. As per the ‘Mukhyamantry Covid-19 Parivar Arthik Sahayata Yojana’, Surviving Member  Certificates (SMCs) are no longer required for application in case one of the spouses is alive.

“As Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has always assured the people of Delhi, that the Government will stand with the people in their time of grief. It is our duty to help the families who have lost their loved ones in this pandemic in every way possible,” Kailash Gahlot, Revenue Minister said after chairing a high-level meeting with department officials to review the “Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Parivar Arthik Sahayata Yojna”. The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner, District Magistrate (HQ) and all the District Magistrates (DMs).

During the meeting, it has been decided that under this Yojna there will no longer be a need for obtaining SMC from the applicant in cases where one of the spouses is alive. However, the SMC will remain in force for the grant of ex-gratia for other applicants.

In cases where the deceased was a single parent, the surviving children are entitled to the ex-gratia which is to be equally distributed among all children. However for that, the name of the applicant should be reflected in the SMC. Similarly if the deceased is unmarried or is a minor son/daughter, the father or mother of the deceased will get relief under the scheme subject to their name appearing in SMC

The Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Parivar Arthik Sahayata Yojna was started by the Delhi Government in June, 2021 to provide relief to the survivors of the deceased who died of Covid-19.